Filing appliance.



H. J. HICK.

FILING APPLIANCE.

APPuc/mon men FEB. 13. 191s.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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'HARRYKI HICK, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO IVICCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914s,) 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FILING- APPLIANCE.

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Application filed February 13, 1913.

- T all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY J. I-IICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Alliance and'State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Filing Appliances, of which the following is a specication. j

This invention relates to a filing appliance adapted to support papers, bills, and the like, in a manner which permits them to be filed, inspected or removed in a rapid and accurate manner.

' For the purpose of illustration, I have, in the accompanying drawings, shown and herein described one form of filing appliance embodying my invention.

Figure l is a side elevation of a ling appliance embodying my invention, the near side of the casing being broken away to eX- pose the set of holders. Fig. 2 is a fra-gmentary front View of the appliance, the frontmost holder of which is broken away to expose one of the paper supporting devices on the adjoining holder. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the casing and the guide means for the holders. Fig. 4;

is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the casing on the line a-llf of Figs. l and 2. F ig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing the arrangement and details of the connections between the holders.

In the drawings, .l indicates a casing or housing of any suitable or preferred form of construction adapted to contain a set of holders Preferably the casing comprises a bottom la, a back lb, sides le, the lower portions of which may be extended forwardly, a base 1d and a top or cover le arranged between and supported by theforwardly extended portions of the'sides l". rIhe base ld may be secured to and supported by the opposite sides 1c of the casing 1. Below the top le and base 1d one or more slidable trays may be provided for the purpose l of accommodating indexes for the filing sections on the holders 2 and supplies used in connection with the filing system to which the invention is applied. The base ld and sides lC are relatively wide in order to receive and accommodate additional holders 2 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Serial No. 748,145.

as may be required from time to time to provide for increased filing capacity.

The set of holders 2 comprises a front end holder 2a, a rear end holder 2b and intermediate holders 2. Each of the intermediate holders 2c consists of a back 2d, preferably formed from sheet metal. provided at its lower end with a hinge bar 2e, which may be formed by extending the metal of the back 2f1 and bending it into a hollow bar.

2f indicates a plurality of strips secured to the opposite sides or faces of each intermediate holder. These strips are spaced from each other and extend in a longitudinal direction. They serve to space the holders from each other, to strengthen them from edge to edge and toV form pockets or sections for the papers to beliled.

2g indicates the devices for removably supporting the papers, bills, and the like, upon the opposite faces of the intermediate holders. A plurality of paper supporting devices 2g are provided upon the opposite faces of each intermediate holder in order to provide a large number of filing sections for the papers. Each device is arranged between adjoining strips 2f and is preferably' formed of resilient wire bent to form up and down legs 2g. Each leg 2g is provided with a coil at its lower end and secured to the adjacent holder in a well known manner.

2h indicates a plate which connects the legs 2g of each device 2g together. plate 2h also serves as a support or back for an index number', abbreviation or eye signal which assists in rapidly filing, inspecting or removing the papers or bills in the operation of the appliance. The front and rear end holders 2a, 2b, are constructed similarly to the intermediate holders 2c, except that the The Y The holder is v stored.

V-zontal position. As will be readily Vvunderstood, the connections 3 operate, when one or more of the holders are swung from one position to another, to move those holders which are upright vertically and also to move their lower ends forwardly and rearwardly.VV Y 3a indicates bearing blocks mounted on the base 1b. The bearing blocks support l the pivotsfor the front end holder 2a and permit it toswing from-one position to another. The bearing 'blocks 3a are prefer-V `lThe purpose of Vthis construction isto permit the number` of holders comprising the set to be increased (seedotted lines in Fig. or decreased at will. In the preferred form of the invention the detachable connections are arranged between the rear 'end holder V 2b and the adjacent intermediate holder 2. When Ait is desired to increase the number ofholders 2, the rear end holder 2bfis detached. Theynecessary number of new holders 2', shown lin dotted lines Vin Y Fig. l, vare then secured toV the rearmost in- .termediatek holder 2c, after which vthe-rear end holderv 2b is fsecuredto the rearmost holder 2. The-bearing blocks'Ba arearranged at or near the Vfront edge of the base l 1d` in order to provide as much space as possiblev for the vaccommodation of suchfadditional holders 'as may be necessaryto ,care

forV all the papers or bills to be liledand ,4 indicates as an entirety means for supporting and guiding the. rear end holder 2b vertically" during the operation of any of the remaining holders comprising the. set. I preferablyrprovide two supporting and guiding means 4 arrangedat oppositev sides of the holders, but as both means are similar in construction it will only be necessary to describe one of them. Of these means 4,4a

. indicates a' bar extending in a horizontal Y the adjacent casing side 1G.

' direction and arranged between one side ofl the set-of holders 2 andthe inner face of At its frontv .end the barv 4ai's preferably provided with an o-set 4b, which is secured by a screw Y its rear ,end thezbar'4 is provided withV an Y ear 4d which-` maybe secured ,by ,ai screw or orothersuitable device V4c to the side`1,the

off-set providing for the spacing ofthe bar away -rfrom the facel of the side le; and at other suitable device4d to VVtheback 1b of V'the casing, `the Vear 4? being preferably sevthe rear end holder 2b.

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To those skilled in the art of makingV apybar 4Z1 parallel to the side l. f

4e indicates a series of openings formed in the bar V4aM and extending substantially from end to end thereof. Each opening 4e is adapted to receive and support aY supporting member 4E which projects Ylaterally from the bar 4"L and is arranged to be engaged by As shown in the drawings, the supporting member 4f comprises a stud shaft and has mounted on it a roller 4f which serves to reduce friction as the rear end moves vertically. The outer end of the shaft 4f is provided with an annular shoulder lwhich serves to maintain the roller 4f `on the shaft; while its inner end is screw-threaded to take a nut 4g, which serves to permitV removal of the shaft from one opening le-when it is desired to insert itin anotheropening 4e for purposes of adjustment and cooperation with any increased or decreased number of holdersy 2.

As will be understood from the drawings,

the supporting member' 4f forms a resty or support' for the rear-end holder 21V-and ber 4fv is Vpositioned in one of the` openings 4e so that it may coperate with the bearing blocks 3a to support the set of holders f normally in substantially upright position as shown in full lines in Fig-1. If additional holders 2C are added to the setV of hold-V ers, the supporting me1nloer4L1 is adjusted loo along the bar 4' and is inserted in that one of the openings 4e which will permit it to position. Y

The openings 4e in the bar V4"i are preff erably uniformly spaced-from each other a distance equalr tothe thickness of. a holder in order that the supporting member. 4f may be adjusted to permit any number of holders to be added to the set.

My construction has the advantageV of permitting the filing and storing capacityof the appliance to be increased from time to time4 v without the necessity of kpurchasing an entirely new filing appliance of, a` similar or larger size, since one or more holders may be Y purchased at small cost and added to the set of holdersl as conditions Vmay require. -By

the provision of adjustable supporting and guiding means for the rear end holder 2b,

it will beseen that the vnumber of holders 2 may be increased at will without aecting their rapid and accurate operation, appearfrom the operative. Furthermore, 1 my invention provides lfor the attainment of these '1215 ance, or thel distanceof the front end holder f s 1 lao paratus `of the class described, many alterationsin construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of my invention will suggest themselves, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures and the description herein are purely illustrative, and are notintended to be in any sense limiting.

Vhat I claim is.:

1. In a tiling appliance, the combination with a casing having sides, of a set of holders having a support at its front end in the casing, pivotal connections between the holders permitting them kto swing relatively to each other, and a normally rigid supporting member projecting laterally from one side of said casing and arranged to be engaged by the rear end holder, the said member being adjustable forward and rearward and coperating with the front end support to sustain the set of holders normally in upright position and permitting the rear end holder to move vertically with respect to said supporting member as any of the remaining holders are operated.

2. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing having sides, a set of holders havingconnections between them permitting the holders to swing relatively to each other, means for supporting the front end holder of the set of holders in the casing, a device for supporting and guiding the rear end holder, and means adjustable forward and rearward for supporting the said device in fixed relation in the casing.

3. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing having sides, a set ef holders having connections between them permitting the holders to swing relatively to each other, means for supporting the front end holder of the set of holders in the casing, and means for guiding and supporting the rear end holder, the said means comprising a horizontal bar arranged between the set of holders and one side of the casing, a supporting member, and means permitting adjustment of said member along said bar.

4. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing having sides, a set of holders having connections between them permitting the holders to swing relatively to each other, means for supporting the front end holder of the set of holders in the casing, and means for guiding and supporting the rear end holder, the said means comprising a horizontal bar arranged between the set of holders and one side of the casing, and formed with a series of openings, and a supporting member arranged to be removably mounted in any one of said openings, the said openings permitting the said member to be adjusted along the bar.

5. The combination of a casing, a set of holders having connections between them permitting said holders to swing relatively vto each other, the connections between two of. holders in the casing, a normally rigid member for supporting and vertically guiding the rear end holder of the set of holders,

and means for adjustably supporting said member, the said adjustable supporting means coperating vwith the detachable connections between twe of the holders to permit the number of holders in the set to be increased or diminished.

6. In a filing appliance, the combination with-a casing having sides, of a set of holders having pivotal connections between them permitting said holders to swing relatively to each other singly or in groups, means for supporting the front end holder of said set of holders in the casing between the sides thereof, of a horizontal bar iiXed to each side of said casing and arranged below the upper edges of said holders, and an inwardly extending support removably secured to each of said bars and arranged to be engaged by the rear end holder of said sets of holders, the said support operating as a guide for the rear end holder as any of the remaining holders are operated.

7. In a filing appliance, the combination with a easing having sides, of a set of holders havingl pivotal connections betweenV them permitting said holders to swing relatively to each other singly or in groups, means for supporting the front end holder of said set of holders in the casing between the sides thereof, of a horizontal bar iiXed to each side of said casing and arranged below the upper edges of said holders when in normal position, each of said bars being formed with a series of openings, a shaft removably mounted in one of said openings in each bar, and a roller carried by each shaft and arranged to be engaged by the rear end holder of said set of holders, the said openings permitting adjustment of the shafts longitudinally of the bars and the rollers operating as guides for the rear end holder as it moves vertically.

y8. ln a credit register, in combination with a cabinet and a bank of leaves pivotally mounted in said cabinet, an adjustable back leaf support adapted to be Xedlv connected to said cabinet in various positions, front-to-rear, and adapted to engage the rear leaf of said bank, to maintain the same in vertical position. Y

9. ln a credit register, in combination with a cabinet and a bank of leaves such as described, spaced supporting pins adjustably connected to the two sides of said cabinet and adapted to receive and support the rearmost leaf of said bank.

10. n a credit register, in combination with a cabinet and a bank of leaves pivotally mounted therein, as described, spaced,

horizontally disposed, ront-to-reer-extendi Intestimony whereof I affix my signature,

ing bars each provided With a frontfto-rear in the presence of two Witnesses. series of apertures andrear leaf Asupporting Y means including a pin adapted to be ar- HARRY J' HICK' ranged in any one of *saidv apertures andV to /Vitnesses: receive yand 'support the rear leafof seid `R0BT- GRAHAM, bank; Y Y

HENRY T. PoLLooK.

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